Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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